How many calories when you workout?

mandi78 · 01-09-2008, 01:09 PM

How many calories per day do you eat when you workout? I know I have been eating too many calories to lose weight and so yesterday I really cut back, did my protein, etc. I never really felt hungry but I had a headache most of the day and when I went to the gym last night, I just felt weak and I know I didn't workout as good or as hard as I normally do and I felt like it was due to the lack of calories. I need to find a happy medium. Can someone give me a sample menu of what you eat on the days you workout and about how many calories, carbs, protein, etc you eat? Thanks.

losingjusme · 01-09-2008, 02:32 PM

hi Mandi,
i normally eat a bigger afternoon snack (iSS Oh Yeah bar as opposed to nuts) if i will do some serious cardio (more than 30ish mins of running/walking) or major strength training.

i usually eat a bit more at dinner if i'm not too restricted as well.

maybe an additional 200-300 cals depending on what i do at the gym.

Kaydotrn · 01-09-2008, 03:08 PM

I follow a program where I aim for 2500 calories burned and 1500 calories eaten to give me a daily deficit of 1000 calories and hopefully a 2lb weight loss each day. I don't know if that helps. Whatever I do, I try to keep a 1000cal deficit which I do by using my bodybugg. I try to fill up on lean protein and complex carbs (veggies/fruits). I am struggling with being really hungry later in the day and I am thinking about tweaking my intake to try to eat more earlier. I tend to save my calories for later in the day and I am afraid that is sabotaging myself. I am also wondering if I am hungrier because of my increased workouts.

Maybe try a protein shake or bar before your workout to give you the energy so you don't feel weak.

mandi78 · 01-09-2008, 04:12 PM

I have bodybugg too and your program (calories, etc) is almost the same as mine. I hate wearing the bodybugg though so I don't most of the time. :rolleyes

destiny79 · 01-09-2008, 09:33 PM

I am eating about 800-1000 calories and burning 2500-3000 my goal is a defict of 1500 to lose about 2-3 lbs a week ,I have restriction now. I do my workout(35min cardio) after dinner so I haven't had any problems yet .:clap2: